maint1517
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I have hunted with handguns, as I just stated in my previous post. And I have taken hogs and black bear with a .357 magnum. All were clean kills or I would have never used it again.I didn't say it wasn't effective. I said it was marginal. As in, the minimum acceptable cartridge for the job. As in, no lesser cartridges need apply. It is effective, as long as everything goes perfectly and you avoid any major bones. Bones the big bores are easily able to plow through. We're talking about comparing a 158-173gr bullet at 1400fps to an 80gr swaged round ball at 1000fps or less. A TKO of 4 versus 12.
You guys who have never done it but are so sure it will work are welcome to try but you won't get an endorsement from anyone who's ever hunted with handguns.
I am still fairly new to BP revolvers and shooting.
But I am NOT new to deer,hog and bear hunting. With rifles and handguns.